Eating and drinking utensils – A1 English Vocabulary

Eating and Drinking Utensils

In this A1 Elementary Vocabulary Lesson, you will learn basic words related to eating and drinking utensils. The pictures, descriptions, and examples below will help you understand and remember the terms.



You use a 1 spoon to eat foods like soup, puree, or yoghurt. You use a 2 teaspoon to add sugar to your tea or coffee.

• I ate my soup with a spoon.
• I mixed sugar in my tea with a teaspoon.

You use a 3 knife to cut food, and you use a 4 fork to take food from your plate to your mouth.

• I need a knife to cut my meat.
• John ate his salad with a fork.

We call forks, knives, and spoons 5 cutlery. You usually find cutlery on the table when you go to a restaurant.

• I asked the waiter for some cutlery.

You drink cold drinks from a 6 glass, and you drink hot drinks from a 7 mug.

• Alice is drinking a glass of juice.
• I have a mug of coffee for breakfast each morning.

You can also drink hot drinks from a 8 cup. A cup is smaller than a mug, and you use a 9 saucer, which is a little plate, to put your cup and teaspoon on.

• The waiter brought me a cup of tea.
• There was a cup on each saucer.

You use a 10 plate to put solid food on, and you use a 11 bowl to serve cereal, soup, or puree in.

• There was a sandwich on the plate.
• I had a bowl of soup for lunch.

12 You use a napkin to protect your clothes while you eat.

• I put my napkin on my knee, then I started to eat.

13 You use a tray to carry plates and other things to the table.

• I carried the plates to the table on a tray.

You buy water, wine, and other drinks in a 14 bottle, a tall container that you can open or close.

• I bought a bottle of wine from the shop.

You use a 15 teapot to serve tea in, and you use a 16 jug (UK) or pitcher (US) to put water, milk, juice, and other liquids in.

• I made the tea in an old teapot.
• I served the tea with a jug of milk.

Listen & Practice: Vocabulary with Pronunciation

Here’s a video to help you review the vocabulary from this lesson and improve your pronunciation.

After completing the exercises in this lesson on Eating and Drinking Utensils, you can use the unit’s Vocabulary Flashcards to revise and help you memorize the terms.